A new OPV entered Royal Thai Navy (RTN) service on 27 September, with the modernised design giving more punch and performance. As well as being a patrol vessel in peacetime, it can turn into a combat vessel in wartime, and the RTN requires two more such vessels to fulfil its six-OPV requirement.
Adm Luechai Rutdit, Commander-in-Chief of the RTN, presided over the acceptance ceremony of HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan, which will serve in the Patrol Squadron. Its total cost is $187 million.
The key differences between OPV predecessors HTMS Prachuap Khiri Khan and Krabi are Harpoon Block II anti-ship
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Forming part of the Reconciliation Bill, the funding will support multiple efforts involving autonomous capabilities, interceptors, missiles, rockets and torpedoes.
The delivery acceptance of the future USS Pierre marks the conclusion of the construction phase for the Independence-variant.
The new Barracuda version has been engineered to perform enhanced subsea and seabed warfare missions.
The nearly $25 billion investment will cover USCG procurement of cutters, aircraft, helicopters, training simulators and Polar capabilities over the next four years.
After commissioning, FRC Frederick Mann will operate in Alaska and perform multiple missions.
The US Coast Guard (USCG) created new units, including five Programme Executive Offices (PEOs), to facilitate and speed up the procurement of new capabilities.
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